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The Research Practices internship is intended to develop meaningful connections between education, practice, and research as the key experience-based learning in the Master of Science Applied Research Practices in Built Environments concentration. Coursework is focused on advancing practice-based and use-inspired applied research which builds upon robust literature review, case-based knowledge, evidence-based design, and performance-based outcomes for the built environment industry. The course work is structured to identify and develop practice-engaged emerging research questions, conduct and implement research design, disseminate best practices, case studies, design frameworks, and strategies to drive innovation, ensure quality, and create value for the profession of architecture which will maximize positive environmental, social, and economic impacts.

This course is specifically related to internship experience in a local or regional context to study larger emerging practice-related issues in the Research Practices Consortium. Students have access to professional firms in the Research Practices Consortium. Research Practices Internships are based on research priorities set by the Consortium, particular member firm, student intern, and faculty advisors. Additional firms (national and international as appropriate) outside the region may be used as comparators. Students are asked to form research networks in academia and practice. In this course, students position research as Practice knowledge based on topics in the Research Practices internships.

In this 1 credit course, the themes are addressed in graphic and text representation are described below. Visual methods of data collection, analysis and representation along with diagramming concepts and information graphics are essential to understanding and explaining critical issues in a research implementation and/or case study in the built environment fields. The format of information can be designed to emphasize comparisons between data sets or projects or to highlight unique characteristics of research finding or individual projects. This course will explore a variety of strategies commonly used in built environment practices and ask the student to apply one method to present the research and/or case developed in the Research Practices Internship. Additionally, this course relates the research definition completed in the Research Practices internship to Practice by conceptualizing and diagramming related case studies and/or examining, critiquing current methods of practice, and proposing future methods of practice in response to the research.

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